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Gorgeous Fall Flower Containers

Fall is the perfect time to plant your fall flower containers in the Valley of the Sun!

Fall brings a fresh season of color to Valley gardens. As temperatures begin to cool, many colorful cool-season annuals can be planted in containers, hanging baskets and other spots around your outdoor spaces.

Popular choices for fall and winter containers include pansies, violas, petunias, snapdragons, dianthus, calendula, alyssum, stock, dusty miller, nasturtiums and more. With so many colors, textures and growing habits to choose from, you can mix and match your favorites to create a combination all your own.

A woman and her daughter potting flowers at a table in the garden

Planting Your Own Fall Containers

Whether you're refreshing a favorite pot, planting a few containers for your patio or getting friends and family together for a planting party, fall containers are a fun and easy way to bring seasonal color to your outdoor spaces.

Before you start planting:

  • Choose plants with similar sun and watering needs so they'll grow well together.
  • Consider the size of your container and how much room your plants will need as they grow.
  • Use a high-quality potting soil formulated for container plants.
  • Consider adding Soil Moist to help the potting mix retain moisture between waterings.
  • Combine different heights, colors and textures to create a container that looks great from the start and continues to fill in as the season progresses.
  • Choose a container you love. We offer a wide selection of pots and planters in different sizes, colors and styles.

Not sure where to start? We've put together four of our favorite combinations to give you some inspiration. Use the recipes as shown, or make them your own by swapping in different colors or plants with similar growing needs.

Favorites for Fall Containers & Hanging Baskets

Fall Flower Container Garden Recipe 1

Fall Container Recipe #1

This contrasting dark and light flower recipe incorporates bulbs and will be a very fragrant combo, especially in spring when the Paper Whites bloom. Flower choices shown above top.

  • Center: Paper White Narcissus
  • Filler: Midnight Petunias, Burgundy Petunias
  • Edge: White Alyssum OR White Bacopa

Fall Flower Container Garden Recipe 2

Fall Container Recipe #2

This recipe is both dramatic and warm, and offers many filler options to choose from. Flower choices shown above.

  • Center: Red Star Cordyline
  • Filler: Orange Calendula, Purple Nemesia, Enchantment Linaria, Yellow California Poppy, Orange Osteospermum, Yellow/Purple Pansies
  • Edge: Crystal Palace Lobelia

Fall Flower Container Garden Recipe 3

Fall Container Recipe #3

This arrangement boasts beautiful waves of color and texture. Flower choices shown above.

  • Center: Dracaena Spike
  • Filler: Pumpkin Geraniums, Yellow Snapdragons, White, Orange & Black Viola, Phantom Petunias, Lemon Slice Calibrachoa
  • Edge: Crystal Palace Lobelia or Purple Alyssum

Fall Flower Container Garden Recipe 4

Fall Container Recipe #4

This recipe makes a fantastic, colorful hanging arrangement. Flower choices shown right.

  • Center: Blue Wave Petunias
  • Filler: White Bacopa, Red Ivy Geranium
  • Edge: Pink Verbena, Orange Calibrachoa

Fall flowers in-storeWant More Fall Flowers?

We’re here to help you find the supplies you need for your fall planting party and anything else you need for the new garden season. What are your favorite fall flowers? Click here, for more fall color ideas. 

For 3 more fall container recipes, click here.

How to Best Water Containers

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